"Luckily very minor injuries. Please take care and drive to arrive for the #festiveperiod."

At 9.30am the INRIX traffic service was reporting that there was slow traffic in both directions on the A303 between Sparkford and Podimore because the road was partially blocked as a result of the crash.

A black car was damaged in an A303 crash on December 22, which involved 5 vehicles (Image: Derek McCullough)

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